Hurrah! On 16 Jul 2017 12:50, "Lucy Crompton-Reid" < [email protected]> wrote:
> Nicola (as teller) read out the total number all of the valid votes, which > were 57 (30 of them proxy votes submitted before the meeting). Cheers, Lucy > > On 16 July 2017 at 11:13, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A small request for the pending minutes of the AGM; during the meeting >> there was a count of hands of voting members, presumably to comply >> with the Articles of Association with regard to the legally required >> quorum. The final count was not read out, so I will be interested to >> read that specific number in the minutes, which I believe is needed to >> comply with legal requirements. With membership at 498, I think that >> means that a quorum should be a minimum 50 voting members, which could >> be challenging at future AGMs if the increase in membership is from >> stakeholders such as donors, who are proportionally far less likely to >> be interested in these sorts of internal meetings and discussions. >> >> If my understanding is wrong, and that the charity can pass >> resolutions with fewer than 10% of the membership, such as with say >> 2%, I would be delighted to read the explanation of how that part of >> the governance of the charity works, and what the options would be if >> fewer than one tenth of members wanted to physically come to an AGM. A >> scenario which seems highly likely if membership continues its >> fantastic speedy growth. Fortunately the board benefits from a couple >> of resident experts on governance that can advise, and could probably >> summarise for the rest of us in plain English. >> >> Thanks, >> Fae >> >> On 15 July 2017 at 16:24, Richard Farmbrough <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > All candidates were voted in, and all resolutions passed, nearly >> > unanimously. >> > >> > On 15 Jul 2017 16:17, "Richard Farmbrough" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > If Harry joins it will be 499. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > > -- > > Lucy Crompton-Reid > > Chief Executive > > Wikimedia UK > > +44 (0) 207 065 0991 > > > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > > Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The > Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent > non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility > for its contents.* > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >
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